Teaching the Cutest Little Minions

I'm pretty excited. A month ago I started a Children's Church class for 4-7 year olds. We call it "Adventure Club."I know we're only a month into it and we still only have one kid, but I am HAVING A BLAST! My leadership team is still trying to figure ourselves out and still getting into our grooves, they've been such a blessing to me. 

The first Sunday there was only me and another mom who were teaching these kids. We had no prospects for additional help, and neither did we have prospects for additional kids. I bring my son in with me when it's my day to do Adventure Club, but he's 14 months old which is a HUGE difference from a four year old. He's very much a baby compared to a four year old. Anyways, this mom and I were talking after our first Sunday wondering if we should bring this need for a third person before our congregation. We wanted a third person in case, life happened and we were sick or our kids were sick or whatever... life happens! I told this mom that we shouldn't bring it before the congregation, but we can think on it and pray about it and maybe approach someone about helping us.

My reasoning behind not wanting to bring this need before the church was that we wanted the RIGHT people in with those kids. We wanted a person who loved these kids, who WANTED to be in the room teaching them, and because of that WANT they would be more PATIENT with the kids when the kids might not do what the teacher says. In the end, I didn't want someone who felt guilted into helping, but someone who couldn't wait to be in there on a Sunday Morning. 

So I walked out of the conversation with the mom and walked right into a second conversation with a woman who was asking if we needed help because she really wanted to be available to us! Um... YES! A month later, I'm still amazed and in awe at how God not only knew our needs but filled them before we had much of a chance to think about it. He's sooo amazing and I love how he has the best in mind for those kids! Three of us is what is best for the kids who will walk through our class!

I've been writing the lessons for our class and really have been enjoying it. They're pretty easy and simple to put together, but I love that I can use these same lessons to teach my son about the Bible. We're currently on a water theme because I thought it would be really fun to decorate a classroom with our water themed crafts.  I think I was pretty right at how fun and awesome these crafts look in our room. Every time I walk in, I think, "Now this is a classroom!"

If you're interested in seeing the lessons, you can check it out HERE! I will be updating it weekly. 

Happy Teaching!